Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Schedule of the Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income	$ (1,163)	$ (75)	$ 33	$ (63)	$ 65	$ (188)	$ 23	$ (165)	$ (1,268)	$ (265)	$ (775)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)									1,133	1,163	1,212
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)									24	(148)	103
Loss on debt extinguishment									1,068	274	79
Share-based compensation expense									329	51	39
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net									32	33	26
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities									(523)	(73)	31
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities									795	1,035	715
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from dispositions, net of expenses paid									4	270	18
Additions to property and equipment									(282)	(308)	(194)
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs									(320)	(259)	(185)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									(89)	(31)	(12)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment									17	3	12
Purchase of investments									(17)	0	0
Other investing activities									2	(4)	8
Distributions and dividends from subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(685)	(329)	(353)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net									(31)	12	(109)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt									10,258	1,830	4,472
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost									(1,062)	(355)	(111)
Principal payments on long-term debt									(11,568)	(3,751)	(4,506)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock									2,718	0	0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest									(312)	(266)	(224)
Distributions paid to equity holders									0	0	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interest									0	(1)	(24)
Capital transactions, net									(19)	1,788	(30)
Intercompany									0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities									(16)	(743)	(532)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									(23)	(30)	(13)
Change in cash and cash equivalents									71	(67)	(183)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				358				425	358	425	608
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	429				358				429	358	425
Reportable legal entities | FDC Parent Company
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income									(1,481)	(458)	(952)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)									12	10	7
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)									(47)	(71)	79
Loss on debt extinguishment									1,068	274	79
Share-based compensation expense									329	51	39
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net									(762)	(788)	(537)
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities									(1,028)	(694)	(406)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities									(1,909)	(1,676)	(1,691)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from dispositions, net of expenses paid									0	0	0
Additions to property and equipment									(9)	(8)	0
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs									0	0	(1)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									(70)	0	(12)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment									0	0	0
Purchase of investments									(17)
Other investing activities									2	0	0
Distributions and dividends from subsidiaries									149	75	178
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities									55	67	165
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net									(10)	10	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt									10,258	1,830	4,472
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost									(1,062)	(355)	(111)
Principal payments on long-term debt									(11,472)	(3,673)	(4,429)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock									2,718
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Distributions paid to equity holders									0	0	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interest										0	0
Capital transactions, net									(19)	1,788	(30)
Intercompany									1,546	1,973	1,433
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities									1,959	1,573	1,335
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents									105	(36)	(191)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				0				36	0	36	227
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	105				0				105	0	36
Reportable legal entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income									823	881	483
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)									701	683	715
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)									21	(97)	28
Loss on debt extinguishment									0	0	0
Share-based compensation expense									0	0	0
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net									(306)	(306)	(214)
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities									431	571	321
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities									1,670	1,732	1,333
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from dispositions, net of expenses paid									4	270	10
Additions to property and equipment									(107)	(124)	(68)
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs									(264)	(183)	(124)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									(19)	(31)	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment									17	2	5
Purchase of investments									0
Other investing activities									0	0	7
Distributions and dividends from subsidiaries									254	232	190
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(115)	166	20
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net									0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt									0	0	0
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost									0	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt									(87)	(73)	(67)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock									0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Distributions paid to equity holders									0	0	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interest										0	0
Capital transactions, net									0	0	0
Intercompany									(1,477)	(1,840)	(1,274)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities									(1,564)	(1,913)	(1,341)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									2	5	(2)
Change in cash and cash equivalents									(7)	(10)	10
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				23				33	23	33	23
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	16				23				16	23	33
Reportable legal entities | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income									504	439	480
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)									420	470	490
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)									50	20	(4)
Loss on debt extinguishment									0	0	0
Share-based compensation expense									0	0	0
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net									(14)	0	(9)
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities									74	50	116
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities									1,034	979	1,073
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from dispositions, net of expenses paid									0	0	8
Additions to property and equipment									(166)	(176)	(126)
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs									(56)	(76)	(60)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment									0	1	7
Purchase of investments									0
Other investing activities									0	(4)	1
Distributions and dividends from subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(222)	(255)	(170)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net									(21)	2	(109)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt									0	0	0
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost									0	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt									(9)	(5)	(10)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock									0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest									(69)	(45)	(41)
Distributions paid to equity holders									(497)	(453)	(373)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest										(1)	(24)
Capital transactions, net									(149)	(75)	(178)
Intercompany									(69)	(133)	(159)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities									(814)	(710)	(894)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									(25)	(35)	(11)
Change in cash and cash equivalents									(27)	(21)	(2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				335				356	335	356	358
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	308				335				308	335	356
Consolidation Adjustments
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income									(1,114)	(1,127)	(786)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)									0	0	0
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)									0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment									0	0	0
Share-based compensation expense									0	0	0
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net									1,114	1,127	786
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities									0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities									0	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from dispositions, net of expenses paid									0	0	0
Additions to property and equipment									0	0	0
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs									0	0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment									0	0	0
Purchase of investments									0
Other investing activities									0	0	0
Distributions and dividends from subsidiaries									(403)	(307)	(368)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(403)	(307)	(368)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net									0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt									0	0	0
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost									0	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt									0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock									0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest									(243)	(221)	(183)
Distributions paid to equity holders									497	453	373
Purchase of noncontrolling interest										0	0
Capital transactions, net									149	75	178
Intercompany									0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities									403	307	368
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				$ 0				$ 0	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 0				$ 0				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0